Education
1983 City & Guilds of London, England, Embroidery Part 2 with Distinction
1981 City & Guilds of London, England, Embroidery Part 1 with Distinctions
1981 City & Guilds of London, England, Textiles Part 1.
Teaching Certificate, specializing Biology, Textile Crafts, Sheffield University, England
Permanent Teacher’s Certificate, Ontario
Professional Activities
Instructor
2008 Red Deer College, Alberta
2007 Algonquin College, Ottawa, ON
2008-93 Summer School, Haliburton, ON
2006-05 St. Lawrence College, Kingston, ON
2000 Canadian Embroiderer’s Guild, London, ON
2000-99 Thousand Islands Summer School of the Arts, Brockville, ON
1998 Fibreworks, Kingston, ON
1996 Quilt Canada, Saskatoon, SK
1994-93 Bernina University, ON
1992 Thousand Islands Summer School of the Arts, Brockville, ON
1991 York Heritage Quilters, Toronto, ON
1991 Rouge Valley Quilters, Toronto, ON
1990-89 St. Lawrence College, Kingston, Fibreworks weekend
Lecturer
2000-96 Quilting, Stitchery and Weaving groups in Eastern Ontario
1995 “Sew It Seams”, Abbotsford, BC
1995 Port Hope, Heirloom Quilters, ON
1992 Canadian Sewing and Needlework Festival, Toronto, ON
1990-89 St. Lawrence College, Kingston for Fibreworks, ON
1987-85 Quilting and Embroidery groups in England
Awards
1996 CQA “Award of Excellence” for Wearable Art
1990 Best Fibre Art Award, Toronto Outdoor Art Show
1989 Mary Diamond Butt’s Award, Ontario Crafts ‘89
1983 Silver Medal for the top student in Britain in City & Guilds Embroidery
1983 Merchant Taylor Award, given by City & Guilds of London Institute
Studio Tours
2003 Erin, ON
2003-92 Kingston ON
2000-98 Perth, ON
2002-00 Prince Edward County, ON
Exhibitions
2007 Fibreworks, Kingston
2007 Threadworks, juried, travelling
2007 Hand & Spirit, Eliot Lake, Toronto, juried
2006-07 Algonquin Art Centre, Algonquin Park, juried
2002 Canada House Gallery, Banff, AB invitational group
1999 Show of Hands Gallery, Toronto, juried
1999 Harbinger Gallery, Waterloo, invitational group
1999 Canada House Gallery, Banff, invitational group
1998 Quilt Canada, Vancouver, BC, juried
1996 Art Gallery, Mississauga, juried
1996 Quilt Canada, Saskatoon, juried, award
1994 “Artistry on Cloth,” OCC Toronto, invitational, group
1993 Rail’s End Gallery, Haliburton, invitational, 3 artists
1992 Creative Sewing and Needlework Show Toronto
1991 Fibre Fireworks, London juried
1989 Ontario Crafts 89 Toronto, Mary Diamond Butts Award
Shows
1990 -2007 Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition.
2001 Christmas Show, CBC atrium, Toronto, juried
1990 – 2001 One of a Kind, Toronto
1993 – 2000 Cobourg, juried
1990-92 Creative Sewing and Needlework Show Toronto
1990-1992 O’Keefe Centre, juried
Galleries previously represented
2007-05 The Framing Place and Gallery, Huntsville ON
2005- 03 Show of Hands, Toronto, ON
2004-00 BC Crafts Council, Granville Island, Vancouver, BC
2004-96 Snapdragon, Ottawa, ON
2003-99 Alberta Craft Council, Edmonton, AB
2002-97 The Feminine Mystique, Tubac, Arizona
2002-97 Sable Gallery, Galveston, Texas
2002-97 Sable Gallery, New Orleans
2001-97 Muskoka Moose, Muskoka, ON
2000-98 Pegasus Gallery, Saltspring Island, BC
Work Shown In Publications
2008 ‘Inspiration’ Bernina Switzerland
1996 “Beyond the Horizon” by Valerie Hearder
1995 Bernina Calender, a piece of wearable art
1994 “Profile” magazine, Kingston, ON
1988 Bernina magazine, Switzerland
1985 “The New Machine Embroidery” by Joy Clucas
Work Presently Exhibited
Canada House, Banff, AB
Frogtown Gallery, Wisconsin, USA
Algonquin Art Centre, Algonquin Park, ON
Davis Gallery of Canadian Art, Stratford, ON